Category Archives: Anime

March Comes in Like a Lion

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Episode 82 – This week we were challenged by a fan (OldManRom) to watch the thought provoking anime March Comes in Like a Lion! Will Nick be able to decouple his own personal experiences from the depression represented in this show? Does Marcus’ connections to childhood chess give him an upper hand in connecting with this rich, artistic show?? Can anyone explain to Nick how to play Shogi??? You’ll have to listen to find out!! Review at (24:10)

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  • Host – Marcus Berdeguez  (@megamarkulus)
  • Host – Nicholas Nieves (@nicknacknieves)
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Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War

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Episode 76 – This week Nick challenges Marcus to watch the return of fan favorite anime, Bleach! Does Nick have what it takes to explain how we go to the Thousand Year Blood War? Will Marcus’ childhood come back to him as he sees Ichigo and the gang take on Quincy?? Can either of our boys explain what a Bankai is??? You’ll have to listen to find out!!

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  • Host – Marcus Berdeguez  (@megamarkulus)
  • Host – Nicholas Nieves (@nicknacknieves)
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Chainsaw Man

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Episode 74 – This week we were challenged by a fan (FearGodofDeath) to watch the newest Anime hit sensation, Chainsaw Man! Can Nick relate to the very specific wants of Denji? Does Marcus enjoy Power as a character a little too much. Will either of our boys every be able to explain what’s so scary about chainsaws??? You’ll have to listen to find out!! Review at (07:29)

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  • Host – Marcus Berdeguez  (@megamarkulus)
  • Host – Nicholas Nieves (@nicknacknieves)
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A Silent Voice

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Trigger Warning: Topics of Suicide and Mental Health are openly discussed in this episode.

Episode 63 – This week Marcus challenges Nick to watch the Japanese animated drama, A Silent Voice! Can Marcus help bring some levity to this anime with some jokes? Does Nick relate more to Shoya or Shoka, the Bully or the Bullied?? Will a movie about depression be too much of a topic for our boys to cover???  You’ll have to listen to find out!!

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  • Host – Marcus Berdeguez  (@megamarkulus)
  • Host – Nicholas Nieves (@nicknacknieves)
  • Producer – Daron Hennessey (@daronangeline)

Spy x Family

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Episode 57 – This week Marcus challenges Nick to watch the newest anime sweeping the world Spy x Family! Does Marcus relate more to Twilight, Yor, or Anya? Will Nick prove he is the best spy slash assassin slash telepath?? Can our boys not be completely enthralled by this beautiful family??? You’ll have to listen to find out!! Review at (07:03)

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  • Host – Marcus Berdeguez  (@megamarkulus)
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UnOrdinary

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Episode 52 – This week Nick challenges Marcus to read the popular Webtoon comic UnOrdinary! Can Nick explains why superheroes with some high school drama is one of his favorite things ever? Will Marcus be able to tell the difference between the UnOrdinary cannon and fan fictions?? Are our boys Team John, Team Arlo, or Team Seraphina as they read the first 100 issues??? You’ll have to listen to find out!!

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  • Host – Marcus Berdeguez  (@megamarkulus)
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Ranking of Kings

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Episode 51 – This week Marcus challenges Nick to watch the new anime Ranking of Kings! Will Marcus be able to tell Bojji he has no clothes, like the emperors before him? Can Nick even come close to explaining the ranking of kings, the shadow clan, or the random red demon?? Will our boys ever recover if anything bad happened to our main squeeze Bojji??? You’ll have to listen to find out!! (Review at 06:09)

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  • Host – Marcus Berdeguez  (@megamarkulus)
  • Host – Nicholas Nieves (@nicknacknieves)
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Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (Fan Challenge)

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Episode 29 – This week we were challenged by a fan (OldManRom) to watch the light novel turned anime, Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World! If our boys could rewrite history, would they do like Subaru? Can Marcus tell us what the heck is going on with the Witch of Envy?? Does Nick really think Rem is best girl, and more importantly, will he get a Rem statue??? You’ll have to listen to find out!!

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Kaguya-sama: Love is War

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Episode 27 – This week Nick challenges Marcus to binge the first season of the critically acclaimed anime, Kaguya-sama: Love is War! Does Marcus succeed in this chaotic game of Love is War? Will Nick’s description of The Death Note for Romance Animes live up to the title?? Will our boys choose Kaguya or Fujiwara for love??? You’ll have to listen to find out!! (Review starts at 07:56)

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